It was Ashley’s appearance on Brad’s second season as The Bachelor that introduced the world to her Southern accent and quick wit. Her tweets keep us laughing (except when they’re about books in which case they’re super useful in building a Good Reads list) and her Instagrams give us little peeks into her life in NYC and travels beyond.

OneChicklette: Your favorite qualities in a love interest

@AshleySpivey: A big personality, a bigger heart, and a huge sense of humor.

For the past few years, authors have kind of looked on in dismay as publishing houses like Penguin and Random House lumbered like dinosaurs underneath the growing shadow of the meteoric threat known as ebooks.

@aswinn: my kids, the internet, my running shoes…honestly, there are very few things I couldn’t live without. Moving across the country recently really illuminated this. It’s crap! All just crap!

OneChicklette: When did you first really feel like a grown-up? This great question came via @bookgirl96.

@aswinn: The first time I packed lunch for my son.

I know: you’d think it would have been sooner, like, giving birth or buying an apartment. But nothing had a bigger impact than packing lunch and tucking it in his little backpack. Probably because it reminded me of my own mom, and how much of a grown-up she seemed to little old me back then. There is/was something very ritualistic about it, and I knew – bam – I was all grown up. (Even if I don’t always act that way.)

OneChicklette: A question I should ask the next participant

@aswinn: What would be your theme song?

OneChicklette: Random shout out (can be a person, a web site, a favorite product or brand…anything)

@aswinn: I’ll give a big fat “heeeeey,” to all my fellow Bachelorette obsessives, which is a) how we met and b) a significantly important part of my TV viewing.

It’s nice to know when you’ve found your people. My people are and always will be on #TeamArie.